Following consideration by the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation resolved that:
1) the observations set out in section 1.2 of and Annex 1 to the report be endorsed as the formal response to the consultation on the Kent Integrated Transport Strategy document subject to inclusion of reference to the adopted Kent Downs AONB Management Plan policies regarding the rural road network;
2) the range of issues outlined in section 1.3 of the report be approved as representing the Council's views about what needs to be included in the Regional Transport Board's consideration of the London to Dover/Cross Channel Ports DaSTS Study;
3) a letter be sent to the Highways Agency to register the Council's support for the A21 Dualling Scheme during the current notice period for the Highway Orders and copies be provided to the Regional Transport Board and A21 Reference Group;
4) the various responses set out at Annex 3 and Annex 6 to the report advocating the continuation of city services on the West Malling/Maidstone East line be endorsed; and
5) the continuing efforts being made in conjunction with the Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP in respect of the range of transport matters affecting the Borough and West Kent be supported and endorsed.

Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Planning and Transportation Advisory Board of 23 February 2010.

[Councillor Worrall declared a personal interest in the A21 Dualling Scheme on the grounds of being a non-executive director of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust which was lobbying on behalf of the new Pembury Hospital.]